this fixes UnicodeEncodeError under py27 noticed via py-stdnum and
vatnumber (without py-suds) when checking VIES.
Changelog
Recent changes (2014/2015):
Plug-in system to support for WSSE (Web-Services Security extensions)
WSSE UsernameToken, UsernameDigestToken and BinaryTokenSignature support
Pythonic XML Security Library basic implementation (canonicalization, SHA1 hashing and RSA signing / verification using X509 digital certificates)
Improved SOAP Fault details
Several fixes (basic python3 support, CDATA, )
Ongoing efforts:
Unit Tests update & clean up (removing old tests, better framework, fixing non-deterministic results, etc.)
WSDL advanced support (unifying nested elements structure dialects)
Python3 support for WSSE XMLSec (M2Crypto alternatives?)
Source code refactory to improve readability and maintainability
Python Simple SOAP library for client and server webservices interfaces, aimed
to be as small and easy as possible, supporting most common functionality.
Initially it was inspired by PHP Soap Extension (mimicking it functionality,
simplicity and ease of use), with many advanced features added.